Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 236 / Monday, December 11, 2023 / Notices 85937 

Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office 

of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Dated: December 6, 2023. 

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27174 Filed 12–7–23; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

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COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–556, OMB Control No. 

3235–0619] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Extension: Rule 

163 

Upon Written Request Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 

20549–2736 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget this 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collection of information 

discussed below. 

Rule 163 (17 CFR 230.163) provides 

an exemption from section 5(c) (15 

U.S.C. 77e(c)) under the Securities Act 

of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) for certain 

communications by or on behalf of a 

well-known seasoned issuer. The 

information filed under Rule 163 is 

publicly available. We estimate that it 

takes approximately 0.375 burden hours 

per response to provide the information 

required under Rule 163 and is filed by 

approximately 12 issuers. We estimate 

that 25% of the 0.375 hours per 

response (0.09375 hours) is prepared by 

the issuer for an annual reporting 

burden of 1 hours (0.09375 hours per 

response × 12 responses). 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

The public may view background 

documentation for this information 

collection at the following website: 

www.reginfo.gov. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice by January 10, 2024 to (i) 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain 

and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549, or by sending an email to: 

PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: December 6, 2023. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27147 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

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COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–462, OMB Control No. 

3235–0521] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Extension: Rule 

425 

Upon Written Request Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 

20549–2736 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget this 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collection of information 

discussed below. 

Rule 425 (17 CFR 230.425) under the 

Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 

seq.) requires the filing of certain 

prospectuses and communications 

under Rule 135 (17 CFR 230.135) and 

Rule 165 (17 CFR 230.165) in 

connection with business combination 

transactions. The purpose of the rule is 

to permit more oral and written 

communications with shareholders 

about tender offers, mergers and other 

business combination transactions on a 

more-timely basis, so long as the written 

communications are filed on the date of 

first use. The information provided 

under Rule 425 is made available to the 

public upon request. Also, the 

information provided under Rule 425 is 

mandatory. Approximately 7,160 issuers 

file communications under Rule 425 at 

an estimated 0.25 hours per response for 

a total of 1,790 annual burden hours 

(0.25 hours per response × 7,160 

responses). 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

The public may view background 

documentation for this information 

collection at the following website: 

www.reginfo.gov. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice by January 10, 2024 to (i) 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain 

and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549, or by sending an email to: 

PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: December 6, 2023. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27148 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–557, OMB Control No. 

3235–0618] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Extension: Rule 

173 

Upon Written Request Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 

20549–2736 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget this 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collection of information 

discussed below. 

Securities Act Rule 173 (17 CFR 

230.173) provides a notice of 

registration to investors who purchased 

securities in a registered offering under 

the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a 

et seq.). A Rule 173 notice must be 

provided by each underwriter or dealer 

to each investor who purchased 

securities from the underwriter or 

dealer. The Rule 173 notice is not 

publicly available. We estimate that it 

takes approximately 0.0167 hour per 

response to provide the information 

required under Rule 173 and that the 

information is filed by approximately 

5,720 respondents approximately 43,546 

times a year for a total of 249,083,120 

responses. We estimate that the total 

annual reporting burden for Rule 173 is 

4,159,688 hours (0.0167 hours per 

response × 249,083,120 responses). 


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85938 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 236 / Monday, December 11, 2023 / Notices 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 15 U.S.C. 78a. 

3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

4The Exchange originally filed to amend the Fee 

Schedule on October 31, 2023 (SR–NYSEAMER– 

2023–55), then withdrew such filing and amended 

the Fee Schedule on November 15, 2023 (SR– 

NYSEAMER–2023–60), which latter filing the 

Exchange withdrew on November 27, 2023. 

5See Fee Schedule, Section I.I., Firm Monthly 

Fee Cap, available at: https://www.nyse.com/ 

publicdocs/nyse/markets/american-options/NYSE_

American_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf. 

6The Exchange also proposes two clarifying 

changes to the description of the Firm Monthly Fee 

Cap. First, the Exchange proposes to add text to 

specify that fees for QCC transactions are included 

in the Manual transaction fees eligible to be capped. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

The public may view background 

documentation for this information 

collection at the following website: 

www.reginfo.gov. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice by January 10, 2024 to (i) 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain 

and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549, or by sending an email to: 

PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: December 6, 2023. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27146 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

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[SEC File No. 270–457, OMB Control No. 

3235–0518] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Extension: Form 

CB, Tender Offer/Rights Offering 

Notification Form 

Upon Written Request Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 

20549–2736 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget this 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collection of information 

discussed below. 

Form CB (17 CFR 239.800) is a 

document filed in connection with a 

tender offer for a foreign private issuer. 

This form is used to report an issuer 

tender offer conducted in compliance 

with Exchange Act Rule 13e–4(h)(8) (17 

CFR 240.13e–4(h)(8)), a third-party 

tender offer conducted in compliance 

with Exchange Act Rule 14d–1(c) (17 

CFR 240.14d–1(c)) and a going private 

transaction conducted in accordance 

with Rule 13e–3(g)(6) (17 CFR 240.13e– 

3(g)(6)). Form CB is also used by a 

subject company pursuant to Exchange 

Act Rule 14e–2(d) (17 CFR 240.14e– 

2(d)). This information is made 

available to the public. Information 

provided on Form CB is mandatory. 

Form CB takes approximately 0.5 hours 

per response to prepare and is filed by 

approximately 58 respondents annually. 

We estimate that 25% of the 0.5 hours 

per response (0.125 hours) is prepared 

by the respondent for an annual 

reporting burden of 7 hours (0.125 hours 

per response × 58 responses). 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

The public may view background 

documentation for this information 

collection at the following website: 

www.reginfo.gov. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice by January 10, 2024 to (i) 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain 

and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549, or by sending an email to: 

PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: December 6, 2023. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27144 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

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[Release No. 34–99087; File No. SR– 

NYSEAMER–2023–63] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

American LLC; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed 

Rule Change To Modify the NYSE 

American Options Fee Schedule 

December 5, 2023. 

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) 1 of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3

notice is hereby given that, on 

November 27, 2023, NYSE American 

LLC (‘‘NYSE American’’ or the 

‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities 

and Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I and II 

below, which Items have been prepared 

by the self-regulatory organization. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to modify the 

NYSE American Options Fee Schedule 

(‘‘Fee Schedule’’) regarding the Firm 

Monthly Fee Cap. The Exchange 

proposes to implement the fee change 

effective November 27, 2023.4 The 

proposed rule change is available on the 

Exchange’s website at www.nyse.com, at 

the principal office of the Exchange, and 

at the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organization included 

statements concerning the purpose of, 

and basis for, the proposed rule change 

and discussed any comments it received 

on the proposed rule change. The text 

of those statements may be examined at 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The Exchange has prepared summaries, 

set forth in sections A, B, and C below, 

of the most significant parts of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and the 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The purpose of this filing is to amend 

the Fee Schedule to modify the Firm 

Monthly Fee Cap. The Exchange 

proposes to implement the rule change 

on November 15, 2023. 

The Firm Monthly Fee Cap is set forth 

in Section I.I. of the Fee Schedule.5

Currently, a Firm’s fees associated with 

Manual transactions are capped at 

$200,000 per month per Firm.6


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